Healthcare costs of paternal depression in the postnatal period
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BACKGROUND: There is growing evidence that fathers experience depressive symptoms following the birth of a child. The aim of this study was to estimate the healthcare costs of paternal postnatal depression, thereby informing research into cost-effective preventative and treatment interventions for the condition. METHODS: Data on healthcare resource-use over the first 12 months postpartum was collected from 192 fathers recruited from two postnatal wards in southern England. Three groups of fathers were identified: fathers with depression (n=31), fathers at high risk of developing depression (n=67) and fathers without depression (n=94). RESULTS: Mean father-child dyad costs were estimated at £ 1103.51, £ 1075.06 and £ 945.03 (£ sterling, 2008 prices) in these three groups, respectively (P=0.796). After controlling for potentially confounding factors, paternal depression was associated with significantly higher community care costs. CONCLUSION: This study provides useful preliminary insights into the healthcare costs associated with paternal depression during the postnatal period. LIMITATION: The small sample size may, in part, account for the failure to detect statistically significant differences in mean costs between study groups for most cost categories.
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Paternal postnatal depression raises community care costs across primary care, mental health groups and hospital services.
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- Authors
- Edoka, I. P., Petrou, S., & Ramchandani, P. G.
- Affiliations
- University of York (GB)
- University of Warwick (GB)
- Warneford Hospital (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Edoka, Ijeoma P.
- Venue
- Journal of Affective Disorders
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2011-09
- Volume
- 133
- Issue
- 1-2
- Pages
- 356-360
- ISSN
- 0165-0327 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC3161179
- OpenAlex
- W2062717797
- Cited by
- 62
- References
- 17
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- FWCI
- 2.20
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Journal of Affective Disorders (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Queen Margaret University Publications Repository (Queen Margaret University) (acceptedVersion)
- Queen Margaret University Publications Repository (Queen Margaret University) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Wellcome Trust (078434)
- University of Kent
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Keywords
- paternal depression, postpartum depression, health care costs, health care utilization, fathers, father-child dyads, postpartum period, depression risk
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Mental Disorders, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Costs and Cost Analysis, Delivery of Health Care, Depression, Depressive Disorder, England, Family, Fathers, Health Services, Humans, Male, Psychotic Disorders, Risk, Health Care Costs, Parturition, Postpartum Period
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